“So we appreciate having everybody ready to come in. We benefit from the coach's rotation.

“Everybody brings his contribution. It's important to have that."

He added: “I don't know if this is the best Arsenal team I have ever played for but collectively you can tell that we are capable to do great things together.

Options: Arsene Wenger is less reliant on a small core of players (Image: Matthew Lewis)

“We need to keep that team spirit and this desire and motivation.

“We like having the ball but there are times in games where we are on the back foot and that's when we need to make the efforts for the team and for our team-mates. We did it against Bayern and [against Everton] in the second half.